2025-2026 College Football Thread

[ApolloOne]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

But ya, if you expanded to 16 teams you'd have a bunch of mediocre 3-loss teams and maybe even a 4-loss team make it some years.

Back when a playoff was first being debated, one of the main arguments against it was that it would make regular season games far less meaningful. A 16-team field would give more weight to that argument.

I agree, eight is enough. Your national champion ought not to come from outside the top eight. Maybe the ninth-ranked team could beat the top team, but that's not what it's supposed to be about, especially in a sport with no series format that rewards the better team.

[Blu Spartan]

Congratulations Marcus Mariota!
Now please go to the NFL so MSU doesn't have to get steamrolled by you again.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Blu Spartan

Congratulations Marcus Mariota!
Now please go to the NFL so MSU doesn't have to get steamrolled by you again.

Oh he's going pro for sure.

[The Lizard King]

Originally Posted by Blu Spartan

Congratulations Marcus Mariota!
Now please go to the NFL so MSU doesn't have to get steamrolled by you again.

Is this really in doubt?

[fatediesel]

West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck is taking a job as the #2 in the NCAA. Luck is a member of the playoff committee but as an employee of the NCAA he won't be able to keep his spot on the committee. With an athletic directors from all the major conferences on the committee I'm sure the Big 12 will want Luck replaced with another Big 12 AD.

[Moviefan1203]

Source - http://www.foxsports.com/college-foo...-cfb-am-121714

Michigan fans and alumni are clamoring for the Wolverines to hire Jim Harbaugh as their next football coach, and as each day passes, a little more smoke rises from the smoldering coaching search in Ann Arbor.
The school hasn’t indicated one way or another that it’s targeting Harbaugh, but if the tempo of this process is itself any indication, Michigan is allowing every opportunity for the San Francisco 49ers coach to entertain coming back to Michigan to resurrect the program at which he played his college ball.
Here’s where we currently are with this search:
Everybody in Michigan Nation – and we mean everybody – is trying to convince Harbaugh to come to Ann Arbor, from Desmond Howard to Charles Woodson to the late Bo Schembechler’s son.

LSU coach Les Miles, a guy with Michigan ties and presumably a name high on the Wolverines’ list, said he hasn’t had any contact with the school and isn’t leaving the Tigers. Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen said he also has not had any contact with Michigan. It’s unlikely the Wolverines hire one of the coveted coordinators available – say, Michigan State’s Pat Narduzzi – and if Pitt goes after Greg Schiano and lands him (see below), that’s one potential fit for Michigan off the board.

Meanwhile, the 49ers have been eliminated from the NFL playoff race and have 11 days left in their regular season. This is the perfect time for Michigan to be patient, as we’re currently in a recruiting dead period that prevents coaches from making in-person visits with prospects until Jan. 14 (although they can still be in contact).

Naturally, this timeline is fueling every Michigan rumor mill out there. A Pittsburgh radio guy is reporting Michigan and Harbaugh already have terms of a deal in place (which, no disrespect, seems unlikely and premature). A Detroit sports blog is saying that Harbaugh has already reached out to old Michigan teammates and peers in the profession about “getting the band back together” in Ann Arbor. MGoBlog, a respected Michigan source on the Web, is saying that things are in motion between the two sides. Even Detroit News columnists are now very suspicious of Michigan’s deliberate pace with this search and believe it indicates the school has dialed in on Harbaugh.

All of this is to say, of course, that there’s nothing official whatsoever, and it still seems (to me, anyway) unlikely that Harbaugh would leave the NFL when he’ll have a number of organizations offering him the keys to their operation this offseason. But there’s also a reason the Michigan community stirs a little bit more with each passing day.

I just assumed he would be going to Oakland, but it seems Michigan has a fighting chance as well. I still don't get the 49ers pushing Harbaugh out the door. I know he can be really abrasive, but he's an excellent football coach that wins wherever he goes. Good luck finding a coach that will bring the same kind of success Harbaugh has to the organization.

[Spurrier Sucks]

This is just too funny. He's a perfect fit for the SEC. Some people are too damn stupid to get out of their own way.
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-regi...olice-20141221

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

This is just too funny. He's a perfect fit for the SEC. Some people are too damn stupid to get out of their own way.
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-regi...olice-20141221

I imagine Ole Miss might not be interested in him anymore. Clemson was smart to separate themselves from this kid. Talk about shaming your family's name.

[burner xxx]

Originally Posted by The Lizard King

Is this really in doubt?

I don't believe he's declared yet. It's just speculation that he's coming out. Although it's *known* he's about 90% sure about coming out. (from what I've heard)

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

I imagine Ole Miss might not be interested in him anymore. Clemson was smart to separate themselves from this kid. Talk about shaming your family's name.

I'd be surprised if Ole Miss dismisses Kelly over this. With Bo Wallace gone all they have is a couple redshirt freshmen quarterbacks and from what I've read neither of them look like capable starters.

[Moviefan1203]

Source - http://espn.go.com/dallas/college-fo...-ap-coach-year

TCU's Gary Patterson is The Associated Press college football coach of the year.

Gary Patterson led TCU to an 11-1 record and a share of the Big 12 title.
He is just the second two-time winner of the AP coach of the year, joining Nick Saban (2003 with LSU and 2008 with Alabama). The AP coach of the year has been awarded since 1998. Patterson, in his 14th season at TCU, was coach of the year in 2009.

Patterson received 27 of 54 votes from the AP poll media panel. Urban Meyer of Ohio State was the runner-up with 14 votes. Mississippi State's Dan Mullen received six votes. Alabama's Nick Saban and Arizona's Rich Rodriguez drew two votes each. Florida State's Jimbo Fisher, Baylor's Art Briles and Memphis' Justin Fuente had one each.

The sixth-ranked Horned Frogs went 11-1 after going 4-8 in 2013. They will play No. 9 Ole Miss in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Dec. 31.

Patterson also won the Walter Camp Foundation's coach of the year award last Thursday, as he did in 2009.

Excellent pick. Patterson is a terrific football coach.

[ChadFL]

Who would have ever guessed the best bowl game of the year would be Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky. W. Kentucky had a 49-14 leading going into the 4th quarter. Central Michigan outscored them 34-0 in the 4th quarter, including a hail mary with several laterals that resulted in a TD as time expired leaving them down just 49-48. Central Michigan went for 2 points and the win, but failed. Sad ending to an incredible comeback.

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400610205

[Moviefan1203]

It's All About The U, baby!

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

It's All About The U, baby!

If they don't Kiffin that loser coach tonight then you know The U is no more. It's just a team in a mediocre league.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

If they don't Kiffin that loser coach tonight then you know The U is no more. It's just a team in a mediocre league.

Golden's job status has been decided for a couple weeks now. He will be back next season.

[Spurrier Sucks]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Golden's job status has been decided for a couple weeks now. He will be back next season.

Duke is a better program now. That's gotta hurt.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

Duke is a better program now. That's gotta hurt.

The U will be back. Butch Davis is opening campaigning for the job, but I doubt we can hire him. Too much shit went south under his watch at North Carolina.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

The U will be back. Butch Davis is opening campaigning for the job, but I doubt we can hire him. Too much shit went south under his watch at North Carolina.

Problem is college football head coaching salaries have soared over the past decade. Miami just isn't a program that can afford a top-tier head coach nowadays. I don't think Miami has ever paid a head coach more than $2 mill a year. The best coaches make more than twice, some 3 or 4x that these days.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Problem is college football head coaching salaries have soared over the past decade. Miami just isn't a program that can afford a top-tier head coach nowadays. I don't think Miami has ever paid a head coach more than $2 mill a year. The best coaches make more than twice, some 3 or 4x that these days.

With the talent in south Florida you don't need a top tier coach. The problem is we can't even hire a mediocre coach.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

With the talent in south Florida you don't need a top tier coach. The problem is we can't even hire a mediocre coach.

You need a top tier coach to keep that talent in south Florida.